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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Acaciosa by Caron c1923

Acaciosa by Caron: subtitled "Parfum de la Jeunesse" launched in 1923, created by Ernest Daltroff.



Fragrance Composition:


So what does it smell like? It is a floral oriental perfume for women with dominant notes of orange blossom and jasmine.
  • Top notes: orange blossom, pineapple
  • Middle notes: jasmine, lily of the valley, ylang ylang and rose
  • Base notes: ambergris, sandalwood, vanilla and musk


The New Yorker, 1932:
"Caron: Still Bellodgia (carnation) and Acaciosa (acacia, for hot-house women)."

Acaciosa was available in the following:
  • Parfum
  • Face Powder

Bottles:

Acaciosa was originally available in a tall, beveled, columnar bottle made up of clear Baccarat crystal,  this bottle was also used for Pois de Senteur de Chez Moi. The ground glass stopper has a celadon green colored layer on the front and back which follows the stopper design but is slightly smaller. 

Bottle is about 4.5" tall, 1 3/8" wide and 1" thick.  The front of the bottle has a peach and gold foil paper label that says "Caron Acaciosa - Paris, France". The bottom of the bottle has a label that says "Net Contents - 1.830 oz - Caron Corp. NY Importer". The original paper tag is attached to the neck of the bottle" with silk cord. 

Box is seafoam green leatherette with gold trim, about 5.25" x 1.75 x 1.25" Inside of box lid is stamped "Acaciosa - Caron - 10 Rue de Paise - Paris France". 








 






Fate of the Fragrance:



Discontinued, date unknown. Still available for sale around 1955.

It was probably relaunched and reformulated in the 1990s as it was available for sale as an urn fragrance in 1995 at the Caron boutiques. Today, it is only available as an urn fragrance at the Caron boutiques.



Acaciosa Caron for women
 


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